Civil Engineer salary in California
A real-employer view of Civil Engineer pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.
Civil Engineer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 66 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $110,120. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.
By DOL wage level
DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 21 | $82,000 |
| Level II — qualified | 23 | $110,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 11 | $136,427 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 9 | $156,570 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Civil Engineer in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moffatt & Nichol | Civil Engineer III | 4 | $120,432 |
| AECOM Technical Services, Inc. | Civil Engineer V | 3 | $215,000 |
| Spark Services | Civil Engineer | 3 | $142,000 |
| True North Compliance Services Inc. | CIVIL ENGINEER | 3 | $75,000 |
| WSP USA Inc. | Civil Engineer | 3 | $92,934 |
| Black & Veatch Corporation | Civil Engineer 4 | 2 | $136,520 |
| BURKE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS P.C. | CIVIL ENGINEER | 2 | $103,250 |
| GCI, Inc. | Civil Engineer | 2 | $150,000 |
| GOUVIS ENGINEERING CONSULTING GROUP, INC | CIVIL ENGINEER | 2 | $71,510 |
| HDR Engineering, Inc. | Staff Civil Engineer | 2 | $127,733 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Civil Engineer (Hydrology) at ANS Geo LLC$110,000Rancho CordovaWage Level IIDecided Feb 20, 2026I-200-26043-636345
- Civil Engineer V at AECOM Technical Services, Inc.$215,000OaklandWage Level IVDecided Feb 5, 2026I-200-26029-604452
- civil engineer at ALBERT A WEBB ASSOCIATES$178,000RiversideWage Level IVDecided Feb 3, 2026I-200-26027-595158
- Lead Civil Engineer at VELOCITY STUDIO ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING INC.$150,000DublinWage Level IIIDecided Jan 26, 2026I-200-26019-570216
- Lead Civil Engineer at Five Fits Ventures LLC$150,000DublinWage Level IIIDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25346-478803
- Civil Engineer V at AECOM Technical Services, Inc.$215,000OaklandWage Level IVDecided Dec 10, 2025I-200-25337-454962
- Civil Engineer at Insight Structural Engineers, Inc.$102,050El SegundoWage Level IIDecided Dec 2, 2025I-200-25328-432987
- Civil Engineer at GCI, Inc.$150,000San FranciscoWage Level IIIDecided Nov 18, 2025I-200-25315-397854
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.